Tag: Determine density

  • Questions on measurements

    Questions on measurements

    1. Distinguish between basic and derived quantity. Give two examples in each case. (4mk

    2. Complete the table below. (7mks)

    QuantitySI UnitsSymbols of SI Units
    Luminous Intensity
    Ampere
    K
    Kilograms
    s
    Mole
    Length
    table about basic physical quantities

    3. Draw a burette filled with water to a volume of 28cm3.     (2mks)

    4. 60 drops fell from a burette. The first and final readings were 28cm3 and 42cm3 respectively. What is the average volume of one drop.            (3mks)

    5. Determine the density in SI Units of a solid of mass 40g with dimensions 30cm by 4cm by 3cm. (4mks

    6. 1600cm3 of fresh water of density 1g/cm3 are mixed with1200cm3 of sea water of density 1.2g/cm3. Determine the density of the mixture.   (4mks)

    7. A sphere of diameter 6.0cm is molded into a thin uniform wire of diameter 0.2mm. Calculate the length of  the wire in metres. ( Take π=22/7)   (3mks)

    8. Find the area of the shaded region in the figure 1 below (use π = 3 .14)(3mks)

    9. A test-tube  has a diameter of 3cm. how many turns would a piece of thread of length 90.42cm make round the test tube.(Take π=22/7)  (3mks)

    10.  A cylindrical column of fat has diameter 17.5cm and height 10cm. Calculate the density in g/cm3 of fat if the column has a mass of 2kg. (3mks)

    11. The following figure represents a piece of land . The two ends are semicircles of radius 70m each.

    1. Calculate
    2. The perimeter of the land                                                                               (2mks)
    • The area of the land in hectares                                                                     (3mks)
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